with Anjouna Novak

6 October 24, 2 pm

In German with German Sign Language (DGS).

Venue: KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Meeting Point at the Counter 

Registration via: mediation@kw-berlin.de

Free admission during Museum Sunday Berlin.

Limited capacity.

Information on accessibility can be found below.

Information video on exhibition tours with German sign language. Concept, actors and editing: Projektbüro Andreas Döltgen, camera: Frank Sperling. Courtesy KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, 2023.

About the exhibition of Pia Arke

Arctic Hysteria is the first solo exhibition of the artist Pia Arke outside Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) and the Nordic countries. KW organized the exhibition together with John Hansard Gallery, Southampton (UK).

Pia Arke lived from 1958 to 2007. She was the daughter of a Greenlandic mother and a Danish father. Her work looks at memories, time and places as well as her own story.

Pia Arke said her work is about the silence that surrounds the connection between Greenland and Denmark. In 1721, Denmark declared Greenland to be part of Denmark. Greenland has had its own government since 2009, but is still not independent of Denmark. This power imbalance still makes the conversation between the two countries difficult. Pia Arke said she was born into the silence between Greenland and Denmark.

Pia Arke takes on different roles in her art. She is an artist, researcher and ethnographer. She looks at the history of Greenland as well as her own family history. She always brought the conversation back to the power imbalance and colonial history between the two countries. Pia Arke looked at the discussions from a feminist point of view.

The title of the exhibition is Arctic Hysteria. Pia Arke also gave this name to an important series of her work. Arctic Hysteria looks at how Pia Arke used her body in her art to make people think. The Arctic is the area around the North Pole. The exhibition shows many works by Pia Arke: sculptures, photos, performances, texts and works on paper.

In her works, she puts places and things together in a new way. So, she tries to write her own story, in which she both felt a sense of belonging and could question herself.

A new book is published together with the exhibition.

Information on Accessibility

Venue:

The event will take place in the exhibition spaces (1st floor, 2nd floor) of KW. An elevator is available for visitors with limited mobility with the assistance of KW staff on site. Please contact us in advance at reservation@kw-berlin.de so that we can facilitate access.

Digital:

The event will not be recorded.

Times:

The event starts on time at 2 pm.
Late entrance is possible.
The event might start with a delay.
The duration of the event is approx. 60 minutes.
The event is held without breaks.

Seating:
Seating will be available on request. If you require seating, please contact our staff on site.

Sensory stimuli:
The event space is bright.
The event takes place in a spacious room

Language:
The event will be mainly held in German.
There is no translation.
The event will be accompanied by a German sign language interpreter.

Trigger warning:
The event contains representations of: (incurable) disease (breast cancer), scars.

Aid:
There is free admission for assisting persons.
Assistance dogs can be brought along to the event.

Contact persons:
If you have any further questions regarding accessibility, please send an e-mail to mediation@kw-berlin.de.
If you have any questions on-site or need support, please approach the entrance staff.